Biblical place

Where was Eshtaol?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Deir Shubeib.

First appears in Joshua 15:33 · 3 books · 6 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Deir Shubeib.

Eshtaol is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Deir Shubeib. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:33 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 8 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Eshtaol today

Travel to Eshtaol, the modern-day Khirbet Deir Shubeib.

Eshtaol is commonly identified with Khirbet Deir Shubeib, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Eshtaol is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Khirbet Deir Shubeib

31.798°N · 34.986°E

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